Happy Friday! I feel like this week flew by! It was that or I wasn’t paying attention at all this week! (Haha!) The one thing I’m looking forward to is seeing a bunch of my blogger babes but also nervous because brunch makes me melt. (No seriously.) I’ll of course document all of it for you guys! Today I will be talking about something that we all do for our blogs (at least most people do) and that is take pictures. I know I can always use tips and I figured I would share with you guys tips that I have for blogger photography.
Now before I begin with my tips I’m going to share something that isn’t a secret about me… I’m not a professional photographer by any means. The tips I’m sharing are things that I’ve learned since I started taking photos for my blog and such.
Tip #1 Get the right camera![outfit, spring outfit, spring outfit inspiration, what to wear this spring](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201536%202304'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
This should come as no surprise to you because how can you take good pictures without a good camera? Exactly! If you can’t afford one or are currently saving to get one or upgrade you current one I totally understand! When I first started blogging I didn’t have my DSLR and I used my iPhone! It’s literally all I had so I had to learn how to make my pictures the best possible! Once you get the camera you are saving for let’s just say GAME CHANGER. For reference and for all those wondering I have the Canon Rebel T6 with a Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens. (Linked below).
Tip #2 Research blogger poses![tie top, tie at bottom of shirt, white jeans, cognac shoes, forever 21, photography tips](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201536%202304'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Fashion bloggers this one is for you. I’ve been there trust me, where I’m standing in the front of the camera all AWKWARD trying to figure out my life while it’s being captured as a picture. To avoid all that do some research! It’s okay guys it isn’t copying it’s inspiration. No matter what the picture looks like you aren’t going to look like it. Don’t beat yourself up about it your just a different person and you pose is your pose. Also, if you do your research and you have your significant other, friend, family member taking your pictures then you can show them exactly what you are wanting. Believe me they will thank you.
Tip #3 Lighting, Lighting, Lighting!![henri bendel, blogger style, fashion looks. fashion inspiration, blogger photography](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201536%202304'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Look here people I’m not going to judge if back when you first started you used regular indoor lighting when the sun was down. I’m not even going to judge if you are currently doing it. I’ve been there! I’d come home late from work needing to get pictures for my blog and the sun would be gone. I mean what’s a girl to do?! But good work is okay but the best work is everything. That sun will do wonders for your pictures but if you just can’t make it out get a ring light! This won’t make you a professional photographer but your lighting will look better.
Tip #4 Get a great editing program/app![how to wear floral shirts, floral tops inspiration, purple top, white jeans](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201536%202304'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
So you might have great lighting and the perfect camera but it will all go to waste if you don’t have a editing program. Also when I say editing I’m not talking like major photoshop changes (but if that’s what you do with your photography you do you boo). I’m talking go to, not matter what, won’t let you down. I’ve used a couple of them but my favorite and most people’s is Lightroom. It’s just a great app and let’s you change everything but I usually just focus on the exposure but you can do whatever makes your photos what you want. Also, when I first started (and every now and then) I use Photos (on my laptop and phone) and go into the edit the settings. This also has the options of changing just the brightness, contrast, exposure, etc. and it’s built into my devices which is why I go back.
Tip #5 Master your camera phone
Again, my camera phone was the only camera taking my pictures for my Instagram and blog when I first started so I had to be really good at it. I still use it because who can take a DSLR to every event or every moment of their waking life… no one! That means taking 50 shots of the same flat lay or getting 40 pictures of one outfit. It sounds excessive but you will find somewhere between 5-8 that you like that you can use! Play with it and take it from different angles, use the grid view and auto focus by holding down the screen. These are all for iPhones but if you have a Windows or Android figure out all the nooks and crannies of your camera.
That’s all the tips I have for today! If you have any tips that are really working for you please share them with me in the comments!
Have a great weekend!
XOXO,
Silvia M.
I’ve been working with a photographer for the last year which I really enjoy, but I also still shoot with my own camera sometimes! Having a high quality camera is so important!
xoxo A
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That’s awesome girl!
Hahahaha, these are all great tips and I agree <3
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Thanks!
These are great tips. Especially to start practicing poses. It definitely speeds up blog photos. Happy Friday!!
Angela
It does Angela!
This is so helpful Silvia! Learning blogger poses beforehand is actually so helpful during shoots haha.
I know I do a ton of research!
You have awesome tips here!! I know that I must have good lighting, I am a photographer so lighting is everything and looking at the locations and how the light will reflect onto my subject. I also love lightroom!
Yes Sydney! Lighting is everything!
You know I never look up poses for inspiration but it isn’t a bad idea! I used to do some modeling and I would ALWAYS look at other photos for inspiration but for blogging not so much. Lately I’ve felt super awkward in front of the camera though and I think a little research could definitely help.
When I have no idea what I want to do I look up other bloggers poses.
All great tips Silvia! couldn’t agree more!
Thanks Rachel!
Love these tips. I have a nice DSLR camera but I think I need to splurge and buy a better lens for it. I struggle with photography at home because the lighting in my house is awful!
I know the lighting in my house can be so up and down!
Great tips! I agree with them all! I always wonder what other poses to try but then feel all weird haha. Getting the right camera is SO important!
The posing is definitely the hardest part!
Great tips! I love Lightroom, too, and I love my ring light for the winter when the sun goes down so early!
I know I’m desperate to get one! I need one before this winter!
These were some really great tips!! Lighting can make or break a picture; I’ve gotten some stunning snaps on my iPhone when my lighting has been on point. Also, I feel ya on the posing thing; it’s so easy to get locked up and be super awkward! I’ve started really paying attention to how other bloggers pose and just being super fluid. Great post!
xo, Gabby
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Thanks Gabby! I’m glad you agree!
Finding the right camera for the stage that you are in is so important!
Totally agree!
I NEED to upgrade my DSLR, but it really is a life saver! Also I took an email course on iPhone-ography and it totally changed my iPhone photo skills haha.
-Alix
I know I never realized there was a “way” to take iPhone pictures lol
These are great tips! Thankfully I had a nice DSLR before I started blogging, and I love using it for all my blog photos. Using my phone is a whole other story though – it’s a bit older so the picture quality just isn’t there.
That’s great! I had to buy a DSLR when I started blogging!
Love this post, Sylvia! I need all the photography tips I can get. Your pics always look so good!
Aww you are so sweet thank you!
I really love your top here, Silvia! So agree with poses – I always do that, but then I end up doing my same old poses haha
Thanks Summer! I also do the same poses because that’s what I feel comfortable with! But I also change it up from time to time.
These are all such great tips! Thanks for sharing!
No problem!
These are great tips!
Thank you!
I like your last tip about mastering your phone’s camera. Unless I’m specifically wanting to do pictures for my blog, I have my DSLR, but if I’m just out and want to take a pictures, I have my phone.
Yes! I think people need to realize it’s just as an important tool!
These are all great tips! Lighting is so important!
Thanks Anna!
a good camera makes all the difference!
Agree McKenna!
Great tips! I have a new phone so I need to take time to figure out the camera.
Yeah when I upgraded my phone the camera was different so it took a while for me to master it.
These are great tips! Blog photography really is so important and it definitely does all start with having the right camera for you!
Thanks Adriana I totally agree with you!
Great tips! It’s really important to have a good camera for sure!
Thanks Maegan!
I adore the color of that blouse – the perfect shade of muted lilac!
Thank you!